Mini-Grant Projects: Griffyn Leeds

By Griffyn Leeds MA '26

The English Department has generously funded my MA thesis research through the Graduate Mini-Grant funds. I am studying how the disease tuberculosis is staged in performance, and the most popular performance right now is Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. The funds granted afforded me the opportunity to see Moulin Rouge! and experience the extravagant spectacle in person. The experience was so incredible and so informative for my research. My thesis is now stronger for having seen the show live, and I could not have pursued this opportunity without the English Department’s generosity. I am grateful and overjoyed, and am so excited to complete my thesis on tubercular drama. Thank you Villanova University!